Anthurium plant named ‘Antholodoj’

ABSTRACT

A new  Anthurium  plant particularly distinguished by having big, bright-red, symmetricly round, durable spathes that slowly turn brown-red with age, green, durable leaves, moderate shoot formation, flowers early and continuously throughout the year, a compact plant habit and a plant height of 35 cm to 40 cm, is disclosed.

Genus and species: Anthurium andreanum L.

Variety denomination: ‘Antholodoj’.

BACKGROUND OF THE NEW PLANT

The present invention comprises a new and distinct cultivar of Anthurium, botanically known as Anthurium andreanum L., and hereinafter referred to by the cultivar name ‘Antholodoj’. The new cultivar originated from a hybridization made in 2000 in Bleiswijk, The Netherlands. The female parent was a red Anthurium pot plant ‘Anthbnzl’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 17,134), while the male parent was a red Anthurium pot plant ‘Anthepedi’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 18,644).

The new cultivar was selected in 2002 from a selection of the hybridization and has been asexually reproduced repeatedly by tissue culture in Bleiswijk, The Netherlands over a five-year period. The present invention has been found to retain its distinctive characteristics through successive asexual propagations.

Plant Breeder's Rights for this cultivar were applied with the European Union on Jan. 26, 2007. ‘Antholodoj’ not been made publicly available more than one year prior to the filing of this application.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The following are the most outstanding and distinguishing characteristics of this new cultivar when grown under normal horticultural practices in Bleiswijk, The Netherlands.

-   -   1) Bright-red symmetricly round spathes;     -   2) Green, large durable leaves that are positioned diagonal to         vertical;     -   3) Inflorescence grows just above the foliage;     -   4) Moderate shoot formation;     -   5) Compact plant habit;     -   6) Flowers early and rich and continuously throughout the year;         and     -   7) Is a type of pot plant with a plant height of 35 cm to 40 cm.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS

This new Anthurium plant is illustrated by the accompanying photographs which show the overall plant habit including blooms, buds and foliage of the plant; the colors shown are as true as can be reasonably obtained by conventional photographic procedures. The photographs are of a 48-week old plant grown in a greenhouse in Bleiswijk, The Netherlands in 2007.

FIG. 1 shows the overall plant habit, including blooms, buds and foliage.

FIG. 2 shows the mature spathe.

DESCRIPTION OF THE NEW CULTIVAR

The following detailed description sets forth the distinctive characteristics of ‘Antholodoj’. The data which define these characteristics were collected from asexual reproductions carried out in Bleiswijk, The Netherlands. The plant history was taken on 48-week old plants which were planted from tissue culture in 17-cm pots and grown in a glass greenhouse between 19° C. and 24° C. Observations were made in November of 2007. Color readings were taken under 5000 lux natural light in the greenhouse. Color references are primarily to the R.H.S. Colour Chart of The Royal Horticultural Society of London (R.H.S.) (2001).

DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION

-   Classification:     -   -   Family.—Araceae.         -   Botanical.—Anthurium andreanum L.         -   Common name.—Anthurium.         -   Cultivar name.—‘Antholodoj’. -   Parentage:     -   -   Female parent.—‘Anthbnzl’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 17,134), a             red-flowered Anthurium plant.         -   Male parent.—‘Anthepedi’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 18,644), a             red-flowered Anthurium plant. -   Propagation:     -   -   Propagation.—Tissue culture.         -   Root description.—Cream roots with smaller hairy lateral             roots; root-tips are yellow.         -   Time to produce a finished flowering plant.—45 weeks for a             17 cm pot. -   Plant:     -   -   Growth habit.—Herbaceous perennial.         -   Height (measured from soil, including inflorescence).—35 cm             to 40 cm.         -   Width (measured from leaf tips).—35 cm to 40 cm. -   Leaves:     -   -   Immature leaves.—Length: 11 cm to 16 cm. Width: 8 cm to             12 cm. Color: Upper surface: Between RHS 144A and RHS 146A             (green). Lower surface: RHS 146B. Texture (both upper and             lower surfaces): Very shiny.         -   Mature leaves.—Length (fully expanded): 18 cm to 21 cm.             Width: 11 cm to 13 cm. Shape: Elliptical-cordate. Apex:             Acute. Base: Cordate. Leaf blade angle with the petiole:             Between 60 degrees and 90 degrees. Leaf margin: Entire.             Color: Upper surface: RHS 139A (green). Lower surface: RHS             137C (light-green). Texture (both upper and lower surfaces):             Shiny, leathery and thick. Venation: Pinnate veining;             especially the mid-vein protrudes strongly at the underside             of the leaf blade.         -   Venation color.—Upper surface: RHS 137C (green). Lower             surface: RHS 145A (light green).         -   Lobes/wings.—Arrangement: Leaf blade has two big lobes             extending past the petiole. Length of lobes of mature leaf             blades: 4 cm to 5 cm. Width of lobes of mature leaf blades:             4.5 cm to 6 cm. Distance for petiole/leaf junction to             highest point on lobes of mature leaf blades: 4.5 cm to             6 cm. Color lobe/wing upper surface: RHS 139A. Color             lobe/wing lower surface: RHS 137C.         -   Petiole.—Cross-section: Round. Diameter: 0.3 cm to 0.5 cm.             Length: 16 cm to 21 cm for a mature leaf size. Color: Mature             leaf: RHS 146B. Immature leaf: RHS 146B. Cataphyl color             surrounding the petiole: Outside: RHS 146C (green). Inside:             RHS 145D (light green). Tip of cataphyll: RHS 184B.             Geniculum (A small “knee-like” structure or joint below the             leaf blade that connects the leaf blade to the peduncle and             only very slightly distinguishable from the petiole.):             Length is 2.0 cm to 2.5 cm, Width is 0.4 cm to 0.6 cm, Color             is approximately RHS 164B. -   Inflorescence:     -   -   Arrangement.—Single.         -   Flowering habit (length of flowering season).—Continuous.         -   Number of inflorescences per plant.—8 to 10.         -   Fragrance.—Absent.         -   Inflorescence longevity on the plant.—Over one year.         -   Inflorescence longevity as a cut flower.—Not observed. -   Spathe:     -   -   Buds.—The spathe is tightly rolled around the spadix and             extrudes from the peduncle sheath. After the spathe is fully             opened the peduncle elongates some extra centimeters.         -   Arrangement.—Spathe angle with the peduncle is between 80             degrees and 100 degrees; spathe angle with the spadix is             between 40 and 50 degrees; the spathe stands on a slightly             curved wiry peduncle about 4 cm to 7 cm above the foliage.         -   Shape.—Orbicular-cordate with a typical undulated surface.         -   Apex.—Mucronate tip.         -   Base.—Cordate.         -   Margin.—Smooth (entire).         -   Texture.—Blistered.         -   Size.—Height: 20 cm to 32 cm (Peduncle length). Length: 9 cm             to 11 cm. Width: 7 cm to 10 cm.         -   Color.—Just fully open: Upper surface: RHS 46A (red). Lower             surface: RHS 47A (pink-red). 7 to 8 weeks after opening: RHS             46A and in the lobes at the base RHS 200A (brown). 14 to 16             weeks after opening: The whole spathe RHS 200A (brown) with             RHS 146A (green) lobes. -   Peduncle:     -   -   Shape.—Erect.         -   Cross-section.—Round.         -   Length.—32 cm to 38 cm.         -   Diameter.—0.3 cm to 0.5 cm.         -   Color.—RHS 144A. -   Flowering time:     -   -   General.—One small rooted untreated tissue culture plant of             2 cm tall will flower, depending on season, after 9 to 10             months and 2 to 3 blossoms appear. More blossoms appear             after some additional weeks so that a full flowering and             commercial plant will have 8 to 10 bright red spathes.             Smaller blossoms may occur on less mature growth. -   Spadix:     -   -   Size.—Length: 3 cm to 5 cm (depending on flower size). Width             (at apex): 0.8 cm to 0.9 cm. Width (at base): 1.0 cm to 1.2             cm.         -   Shape.—Columnar.         -   Apex.—Rounded.         -   Base.—Truncate.         -   Margin.—Entire.         -   Color.—Immature: Tip RHS 153B (yellow-green), base RHS 21B             (yellow). Mature: RHS 158C (white). Ages to: RHS 137A             (green). -   Flowers:     -   -   Quantity per spadix.—250 to 300.         -   Spadix flower arrangement.—Bisexual, rounded in             cross-section.         -   Shape.—Rounded.         -   Size.—Length: 0.1 cm to 0.2 cm. Diameter (max): 0.2 cm.         -   Color.—RHS 155B (white). -   Reproductive organs:     -   -   Stamens.—Not visible.         -   Pollen.—Abundant.         -   Pollen color.—RHS 156D (white).         -   Pistil.—Quantity: Many. Length: Less than 0.01 cm. Color:             RHS 156D.         -   Style.—Not observed.         -   Stigma.—Shape: Ovoid. Diameter: Less than 0.01 cm. Color:             RHS 155D (white).         -   Ovary.—Rarely visible.         -   Ovary color.—RHS155D (white). -   Fruit and seed set: Seed production has not been observed to date. -   Disease and insect resistance: No particular resistance or     susceptibility that is different from other Anthurium varieties.

COMPARISON WITH PARENTAL AND COMMERCIAL CULTIVARS

‘Antholodoj’ differs from the female parent ‘Anthbnzl’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 17,134), by having less cupped leaves, less shoots, a longer spadix touching spathe lobes, more symmetric spathes and a smaller angle between the spathe and spadix than ‘Anthbnzl’.

‘Antholodoj’ differs from the male parent and commercial variety ‘Anthepedi’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 18,644), by having a smaller spathe and a shorter spadix than ‘Anthepedi’. See Table 1 below.

TABLE 1 Comparison of characteristics between ‘Antholodoj’ and ‘Anthepedi’ Characteristic ‘Antholodoj’ ‘Anthepedi’ Leaf shape Less cupped More cupped Spathe lobes Touching Non-touching Spadix length 3 cm to 5 cm 2.5 cm to 4 cm Angle between spathe 40 to 50 degrees 80 to 100 degrees and spadix Spathe shape Symmetric Non-symmetric 

1. A new and distinct cultivar of Anthurium plant, named ‘Antholodoj’, as shown and described herein. 